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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in execution
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievement
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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as in education
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
what his wife lacked in traditional accomplishment she made up for with a great generosity of spirit
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Recent Examples of accomplishment
Everybody looks up to Nicki; to have a collaboration with the queen of rap music is a huge accomplishment [for] me.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
Cena’s historic accomplishment surpassed Ric Flair for the most WWE titles of all time.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But Reese continues answering critics with accomplishments.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Rejoining Formula 1 as its official timekeeper in 2025 is part of this version —but the message is broader: the brand is for those who push limits of high performance, competitiveness and accomplishment, in sports or life.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
Cena’s historic accomplishment surpassed Ric Flair for the most WWE titles of all time.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But Reese continues answering critics with accomplishments.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Rejoining Formula 1 as its official timekeeper in 2025 is part of this version —but the message is broader: the brand is for those who push limits of high performance, competitiveness and accomplishment, in sports or life.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
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After their success in Birmingham - and the end of the war in Europe - the unit accomplished similar missions in Rouen and Paris, France.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate small successes to preserve their self-esteem.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Maricopa County Attorney's Office argued Vallow Daybell orchestrated Vallow’s death to collect insurance and begin a new life, telling the jury that the killing was an execution.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The problem was that Cleveland disrupted Miami’s execution, so the Heat couldn’t get the first action off cleanly.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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At the top of the corporate ladder, the view is expansive—executives boast seven-figure salaries, high-stakes decision-making power, and recognition for their achievements.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Significance of the 100-Days Speech: What To Know Trump's appearance in Michigan marks the 100th day of his second White House term, a milestone traditionally used by presidents to highlight early achievements and set the tone for the remainder of their administration.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many nonprofits work in these spaces, providing legal support or doing advocacy and education work.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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In a letter to school districts, county education offices and charter schools, Chief Deputy Supt.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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At Amazon fulfillment centers, which employ the majority of the company’s 1.5 million workers, vending machines are stocked not just with snacks but with painkillers.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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With the convenience of direct-from-warehouse fulfillment, customers skip the hassle of third-party delays, backorders, or vague tracking updates.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Novels such as Severance and Temporary seem to reflect a certain disillusionment with that myth, the realization that numerous steady office jobs come with, if not backbreaking work, a feeling of existential malaise.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The same realization has bubbled up around marine reptiles.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The creatures have set up a curious civilization with a religion based around the adventures of Peter Rabbit.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The stakes are no longer just scientific recognition—but potentially the fate of human civilization.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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The subject of the celebrity memoir, which grounds the novel, is the heiress of a media empire who's left to deal with a world defined by the tabloid culture her own family bred.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The real work to change CPD’s historic culture of brutality and discrimination has hardly begun.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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